Improved cap for fruit-jars



PATENTED MAY 19, 1863.

N. P. WHITTELSEY. CAP FOR FRUIT JARS, 6w,

1 MP, WHITTELSEY; OF s'r MERIDIEN, CQNNECTICQT MPRovED CAP FQR FRUIT-JARS, &o

Specification forming part 01' Letiers Pnteni Noyilsefi'l 7f." (int-ml May Hi, i863.

.TOJLLZZ whom it may con-eerm- Be it, known-that I, N. P. WHIT'ITELSEY, 0t

Nest Meritlen,'eonnty of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certainnew a ntl. useful Improvements in Gr ps for Fruit-Cans; &e.; and l do hereby declare that the same. is described and represented in vthe following specification and drawing, .and. to.

enable others skilled in the art to mil-k6 and i use the same I will pmeeed to describe its eonstrnction', referring: te the drawing, in which the same letters indicate like parts.

The nature of this improvement; eonsi's't'sin" siriking up a fiat, piece Of metal into a cup, having a fiat; 001), 'slightLY-tap'ering sides, and eorrngated flange edge, the Objectof which-is to produce; a eheaper,.1n0re dnrable, useful,-

and ori'iamentel article for'sealing' euns, jars.

I &c., iir tight.

In the necmnpa-nying drawing, A isfafiat' top or end of-theeap. Bis the slightly-tapering side oilhe cap. 0 is the corrugated flange edge.

cans for preserving frn'il suggests the ini' 'mr tanceotsimpliiying',eliengpeningend rendering; them more 0rnnmenttil hotih the cans and the eapsns'etl for. sealing them-"41mm; this ,im-

prevemenb is brought; forth}. It'heing so per-a feet-1y simple. a further description is deemed -1li1 1l(3 C-QSSi11'y,l n orderte enable aperson sl; i llml to make and use the same;

'Whatl elz im, ntlilesire m seem-e by Let ters Patent, is-

v -'A ee for sealing fruit-cans, &e.,,hiwing a fiat top, slight]y-tapei'ing Sides, .and eerrn gated iiange'etlge, snhstantinliy as (lesei'iheil.

N. w -irr'rELsEY; n 8.] Witnessesi HIRAM FOSTER. 7 SA M U EL ii E051 n n.

The great and rapidlygrowing demand for V 

